Foodwaste is a major contributor to GHG emissions
. According to the UN, 17% of total #food#production is #wasted, and 11% (or 64% of the 17%) is in #households, 5% in #foodservice and 2%...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jan 20
- 1 min
FAO release data - worldwide production of fruits and vegetables in 2020
#FAO release data - #worldwide#production of #fruits and #vegetables in 2020 was 1,837 #millions#tons of which 9% from the #EuropeanUnion...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jan 13
- 1 min
India is the largest producer of ginger and okra
#India is the #largest producer of #ginger and #okra among vegetables and ranks second in the production of #Potatoes, #Onions,...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jan 5
- 1 min
Food Inflation or not?
#Food#prices are expected to #grow more #slowly in #2023 than in #2022, but still at above historical #average#rates. In 2023, all food...
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Agtools Inc.
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
U.S. gross domestic product and agriculture industries
#Agriculture, #food, and related #industries contributed $1.055 #trillion to the U.S. gross domestic #product (#GDP) in 2020, a...
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Agtools Inc.
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
U.S. consumers and consistency supermarket produce
U.S. #consumers have pushed for greater consistency in #supermarket produce and expanded demand for year-round availability of #virtually...
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Agtools Inc.
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
The U.S. fresh vegetable import volume continues steady growth
The United States receives #freshvegetables from more than 125 different #countries, but most #imports originate from #Mexico and...
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Agtools Inc.
- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
Soccer and Soil
#one#soccerpitch of soil is eroded every five seconds. #FAO estimates that #soil erosion can lead up to 50 percent loss in #crop yields....
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Agtools Inc.
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Supply chain disruptions or not
#Supplychain disruptions or not, #consumers want affordable #global cuisine. #American pizzas can be topped with ham from #Spain and...
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Agtools Inc.
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
World Cup 2022 & agriculture
#Qatari#agriculture market is projected to register a #CAGR of 6.3% during the forecast period, 2022-2027. #Tomato, #pumpkin, #eggplant,...
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Agtools Inc.
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
The most patriotic producers!!
351,647 #men and 18,972 #women claimed the title #U.S. #veteran while serving their #nation as producers of #agricultural products...
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Agtools Inc.
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Agtools will be featured at the ABA’s AgriculturalBankingConference
#Agtools will be featured at the ABA’s #AgriculturalBankingConference in #Omaha, #Nebraska, 6-9 of November. By delivering key...
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Agtools Inc.
- Oct 27, 2022
- 1 min
Most employers use 3rd parties when applying for H-2A worker positions
#U.S. #farmers who would like to hire temporary foreign workers through the H-2A visa program usually work with a third party (such as an...
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Agtools Inc.
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
#ChineseFoodAgreements #Worldwide
#Chinesegovernment’s emerging “Food Silk Road” aims to #diversify#FoodImports from many #regions around the #world, including #Africa and...
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Agtools Inc.
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
Improving Rural Women's Access to Productive Resources
On average, #women make up about 43%of the agricultural #LabourForce in #DevelopingCountries. Evidence indicates that if these women had...
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Agtools Inc.
- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
#Off-farmOccupation farms had the largest percentage of #FarmsManaged by #PrincipalOperators under 5
Almost a quarter of #FarmOperations are run by a principal operator who is under 55 years old. The principal operator is the person most...
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Agtools Inc.
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
USDA estimates that 30% of the FoodSupply is lost at the retail and consumer levels.
One source of food waste arises from consumers or retailers throwing away wholesome food because of confusion about the meaning of dates...
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Agtools Inc.
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min
United States Food Waste
Food waste is the single largest category of #material (by weight) #deposited in #USA#MunicipalLandfills, where it emits...
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Agtools Inc.
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
Where is Cantaloupe coming from?
In 2021, #Guatemala, (31.05%), and #CentralCalifornia, (24.13%), #contributed more than 50% of the U.S. cantaloupe volume. Guatemala...
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Agtools Inc.
- Sep 8, 2022
- 1 min
Food Insecurity in Africa spiked early in COVID-19 pandemic
In #EIn #Ethiopia and #Nigeria, two countries in which data were available from the early months of the pandemic, the rate of moderate...
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